Line #112 Funny/DuckTales1987


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2	[[caption-width-right:327:Say it with us now: [[MemeticMutation "A sea monster...]] ''[[MemeticMutation ate my ice cream!!]]'']]
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7	* In the Italian dub, ''every time Magica and Poe speak'': [[{{Woolseyism}} they were given a heavy Neapolitan accent to reflect the fact they live there]], but the connotations of LargeHam (even for [[WorldOfHam Italy's standards]]) and being generally funny it has for the Italians just make every time she speaks much funnier.
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9	[[AC: Treasure of the Golden Suns]]
10	* In "Don't Give Up the Ship", Scrooge wants to know why Huey, Dewey, and Louie followed him to his money bin.
11	-->'''Nephews:''' We missed ya, Unca Scrooge!\
12	'''Scrooge:''' ''Missed'' me? What'd you throw at me?
13	* In "Too Much of a Gold Thing", Launchpad freaks out when he sees a boa constrictor, saying "I hate snakes! Wait, [[Franchise/IndianaJones that's somebody else]], I kinda like snakes..." Then the constrictor tries to drown him, and after barely escaping with his life, Launchpad sourly remarks "''Now'' I hate snakes!"
14	** Scrooge purring and rubbing up against the gold like a kitten as another symptom of the GoldFever.
15
16	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesS1E5NothingToFear Nothing to Fear]]]]
17
18	* Scrooge finds Duckworth hiding in the closet. [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight He greets him as if it's perfectly normal to find him inside the closet, hands him his hat, and closes the closet]] before having a DelayedReaction to realizing Duckworth is in the closet.
19	-->'''Scrooge:''' Duckworth? Why are you standing in the closet?
20	-->'''Duckworth:''' ''[clears throat, whispers]'' Because there's no limo monster in here, sir.
21	-->''[Scrooge closes the door again]''
22	-->'''Scrooge:''' Well, I guess he has a point.
23	* At the climax:
24	-->'''Huey:''' We're not afraid of you, Ms. Quackenbush! We did our homework!
25	-->'''Nightmare Quackenbush:''' Oh. Sorry! ''[Vanishes]''
26
27	[[AC: Duck in the Iron Mask]]
28
29	* Dewey gets upset when the announcer at their baseball game calls him "Huey."
30	-->'''Dewey:''' I'm sick of people getting us mixed up all the time!
31	-->'''Louie:''' Aw, don't let it bother ya, Huey.
32	-->'''Huey:''' ''I'm'' Huey!
33	-->'''Louie:''' ''[laughing]'' I know -- I couldn't resist!
34
35	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesS1E9DimeEnoughForLuck Dime Enough for Luck]]]]
36	* Gladstone freaking out after Magica de Spell curses him with bad luck. "I don't believe it! I've lost my luck! No food... no money... {{gasp}}! I'll have to get a job [[BroughtDownToNormal like normal people!!]]"
37
38	[[AC: Scroogerello]]
39
40	* Scrooge's response to Webby's offering to read him a FairyTale: "Gag me with a tongue depressor."
41
42	[[AC: The Curse of Castle [=McDuck=]]]
43
44	* Returning to Scotland, Scrooge scares away a local shepherd as soon as he tries to introduce himself.
45	-->'''Louie:''' He ran away as soon as you told him your name!
46	-->'''Scrooge:''' Aye! You'd think he owed me money!
47
48	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesS1E15SweetDuckOfYouth Sweet Duck of Youth]]]]
49	* When Scrooge falls into the quicksand, he's told he'll have to get rid of his money belt, as it's weighing him down. His response?
50	-->'''Scrooge:''' ({{Beat}} to think about it, then) "I'd rather sink!"
51	* Looking into the fountain of youth shows the person as they looked when they were younger. For the triplets, the reflection is just three giant eggs staring back at them.
52	-->'''Dewey:''' We haven't even hatched yet!
53	* Not to mention Launchpad's reaction to seeing himself as his younger self from an earlier episode!
54	-->'''Launchpad:''' Oh no! Now I'll have to start all over!
55	-->'''Scrooge:''' Maybe this time you'll do it ''right'', my boy.
56
57	[[AC:Home Sweet Homer]]
58	* Scrooge asks, "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Ever hear a song you can't get out of your head]]?" Indeed we have, Scrooge -- indeed we have... ''D-d-d-danger lurks behind you...''
59
60	[[AC: Raiders Of the Lost Harp]]
61	* The Harp Of Troy, which has a golden figure of Helen of Troy that sings whenever anyone lies around it. It's especially funny because neither Scrooge nor the nephews react much to the figure moving and singing, even when they acknowledge it.
62	--> '''Helen''': ''Uh-uh, you're fibbing, fibbing, fiiiibbiiing!''
63
64	[[AC: Duck to the Future]]
65	* Scrooge sees the boys hard at work on their lemonade stand, and decides to give them a lesson in basic economics:
66	-->'''Huey:''' We're all sold out, Uncle Scrooge.\
67	'''Dewey:''' And we're rich!\
68	'''Louie:''' We made 56 cents!\
69	'''Scrooge:''' ''[tips hat]'' I tip my tam o'shanter to you. Now then, was that net or gross?\
70	'''Huey:''' Uh, well, Doofus stepping on the lemons was a little gross, but no one complained.\
71	'''Scrooge:''' No, I mean how much did your materials cost? Surely these lemons and sugar weren't free.\
72	'''Huey:''' We spent all our allowances.\
73	'''Scrooge:''' Boys, if you spend six dollars, but only make 56 cents, what does that tell you?\
74	'''Huey:''' We need bigger allowances?
75	* As part of her latest scheme to steal Scrooge's Number One Dime, Magica disguises herself as a fortuneteller and offers to take him forward through time so he can see how well-off his nephews will be without him. As for finding his way back to the past, she offers an unusual solution:
76	-->'''Scrooge:''' The subway?! How can a subway travel through time?
77	-->'''Fortuneteller!Magica:''' Subway very efficient in future.
78	** Even funnier: Scrooge actually tries to follow the phony fortuneteller's advice:
79	--->'''Scrooge:''' Excuse me! When does this subway arrive in the 20th century?
80	--->'''Subway Usher:''' Look, Mac, I know we're running behind schedule, but we're not ''that'' late!
81	* Scrooge finds Gyro is still alive in the future, but lost some of his screws over the years:
82	-->'''Scrooge:''' Gyro, it's me! Scrooge [=McDuck=]!\
83	'''Old!Gyro:''' ''(shakes Scrooge's hand)'' Pleased to meet you. What can I do for you?\
84	'''Scrooge:''' You've got to help me. Whatever happened to your Time Tub?\
85	'''Old!Gyro:''' I give up. What?\
86	'''Scrooge:''' Think!\
87	'''Old!Gyro:''' Oh yeah, it's over there. I turned it into a bird bath.\
88	'''Scrooge:''' You've got to fix it! I've got to get back to the past!\
89	'''Old!Gyro:''' Who are you?\
90	'''Scrooge:''' ''SCROOGE MCDUCK!!!''\
91	'''Old!Gyro:''' Pleased to meet you. What can I do for you?\
92	'''Scrooge:''' Burst me bagpipes... FacePalm Oi, Scots! (drags Gyro over to the Time Tub so he can fix it) Come on, we've got work to do!\
93	(A few moments later, the Time Tub is restored)\
94	'''Scrooge:''' You sure this thing will take me back?\
95	'''Old!Gyro:''' What thing?\
96	'''Scrooge:''' This bird bath!\
97	'''Old!Gyro:''' This isn't a bird bath, it's a Time Tub.\
98	'''Scrooge:''' I don't care what it is! Just get me out of this future nightmare, fast!
99	* In the climax of the episode, Scrooge and Magica fight over control of the Sands of Time, and the Sands' inability to properly interpret their wishes to return to the present have them bouncing around AncientRome, TheMiddleAges, and parodies of Custer's Last Stand and the Hindenburg disaster. They finally succeed when Scrooge wishes to "get off this flying lemon", conveniently transporting them back to the boys' lemonade stand.
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101	[[AC: Jungle Duck]]
102	* A lampshade hanging on one of the series' running gags: Scrooge gets irritated at Launchpad for not being in the cockpit where pilots are supposed to be when they're ready to take off. Launchpad points out that Scrooge said he was never piloting for him again. Scrooge answers that he ''always'' says that.
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104	[[AC: Once Upon a Dime]]
105	* The main reason Scrooge's mother and father want him to go to the US is because Scrooge wants to play the bagpipes. As they say their goodbyes, they insist that Scrooge take the bagpipes with him.
106	* Having no luck Hitch-hiking, Scrooge decides to ShowSomeLeg, getting a lady to pull her coach over.
107
108	[[AC: Catch as Cash Can]]
109	* The infamous "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79c5JKjAQFg A SEA MONSTER ATE MY ICE CREAM!!!!!!]]", which consists of Scrooge flipping out over hearing such news (since it was actually half his fortune), repeatedly screaming the above phrase, and bouncing on the breakfast table on his head.
110	--> '''Ms. Beakley:''' That must've been ''some'' ice cream.
111	** His nephews are forced to strap him in a makeshift straightjacket, which calms him down, and he then proceeds to hop away, determined to get his fortune back.
112	** To make it even more hilarious, it seems the incident may have become infamous in-universe (at least among the [=McDuck=] family associates) because in [[ComicBook/DuckTales one of the comics]], Launchpad [[ContinuityNod compares a freak-out Scrooge is currently having to this incident]], even though he wasn't at the table during that scene.
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114	[[AC: The Ducky Horror Picture Show]]
115
116	*
117	-->'''Scrooge:''' Huey, Dewey... ''[the Blob slithers down the stairs]'' Yucky!\
118	''[the Blob slithers over Scrooge, covering him in slime]''\
119	'''Scrooge:''' Eck! I've been slimed by the Blob!\
120	'''Duckworth:''' There's a first time for everything, sir.\
121	'''[[TheIgor Quacky]][[Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame modo]]:''' Hey [=McDuck=], you want to Blob for apples? HA HA HA HA HA! ''[pointing at a bucket of apples floating in green slime]''\
122	''[The slime is the Blob who's eating the apples]''\
123	'''Scrooge:''' Yuck!
124
125	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesS1E26TheGoldenFleecing The Golden Fleecing]]]]
126
127	* Launchpad's therapist is Ludwig Von Drake -- that alone is funny! But then Ludwig goes on to diagnose him as a cuckoo (to which Launchpad says that's nothing he hasn't heard before from Scrooge) and tells him a special method (which is just "om"-ing with eyes closed). By the end, both are on the couch "om"-ing after seeing a harpy.
128	* "And when the data input meets the [[{{Pun}} mama input]], you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around--no, no what am I saying?"
129
130	[[AC: Time Teasers]]
131	* Bankjob Beagle states that he's getting a great idea. Babyface Beagle replies that Bankjob never has one of those, earning him a DeathGlare from Bankjob.
132	* Hewey, Dewey, and Louie's dismay at discovering that, even with the help they provided by using Gyro's time teaser to freeze time, [[EpicFail the Duckburg Mallards still lost the game]].
133
134	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesS1E37SendInTheClones Send In The Clones]]]]
135	* The whole episode, really, just from the [[HilarityEnsues utter confusion that ensues]] from clones of the triplets (actually three of the Beagle Boys) and Mrs. Beakley (actually Magica De Spell) running around the mansion as a news reporter attempts to interview Scrooge.
136	* When Scrooge finds Louie and Dewey tying up Burger Beagle, disguised as Huey to a chair:
137	--> '''Scrooge:''' What are you boys doing to poor Huey?!\
138	'''Louie:''' He's not Huey, Uncle Scrooge!\
139	'''Dewey:''' He's an alien!\
140	'''Scrooge:''' I've heard enough of this nonsense! ''[reaches out to untie Burger]''\
141	'''Louie:''' No! ''[he and Dewey jump onto Scrooge]'' You can't let him go! He's been quacker-snatched!\
142	''[Webra Walters comes into the room and sees Scrooge being tackled.]''\
143	'''Scrooge:''' ''[jumps to his feet and gives Webra Walters an OhCrapSmile''] My nephews and I just love to play cowboys and Indians. ''[hops around]'' Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo! Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!
144	* "This'll make a nice cover photo for Duckweek - Scrooge and his nephews... ''[Burger turns back to normal]'' ...playing Beagle Boys and Indians. [''{{beat}}''] [[DoubleTake BEAGLE BOYS??!]]"
145	* [[BigEater Burger's]] interrogation.
146	--> '''Scrooge:''' Burger! What are you doing in my mansion? And where's Huey?
147	--> '''Burger:''' I ain't talking, Scroogie! [[TemptingFate Nothing you do will make me spill the beans!]]
148	--> '''Scrooge:''' Oh, yeah? [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment How about no supper?]]
149	--> '''Burger:''' [[AnythingButThat Ya got me, okay!]] This was all Magica De Spell's idea! She's got big plans for that dime of yours!
150	--> '''Scrooge:''' My Number One Dime? Come on, kids! We've got to stop her!
151	--> '''Burger:''' Hey! What about supper?
152	* Huey and Mrs. Beakley get captured by Magica, and they have to get back Scrooge’s Number One Dime.
153	--> '''Huey:''' Let’s fight fire with fire!
154	--> '''Mrs. Beakley:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Huey, how many times have I told you? Don’t play with matches!]]
155	--> '''Huey:''' No, not ''real'' fire!
156
157	[[AC: Take Me Out of the Ballgame]]
158
159	* The ending - Doofus hits the baseball so hard that it travels halfway across the world to Europe and beans Launchpad in the head, knocking him out and causing a crash landing.
160
161	[[AC: The Money Vanishes]]
162
163	* Scrooge's ImagineSpot of his money floating away and everyone stealing it when Gyro considers inventing a flotation ray at the end.
164	-->'''Scrooge''': ''[angrily chasing Gyro]'' I FORBID YOU FROM USING YOUR BRAIN FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR!!
165
166	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesS1E53HeroForHire Hero for Hire]]]]
167	* After leaving his Webbed Wonder suit in the helicopter to [[DeadHatShot fake his death]], Launchpad starts walking off -- and then [[HandOrObjectUnderwear covers himself]] and says he'll end up in jail if he doesn't replace his clothes. The funny thing is, Launchpad still has long underwear on, meaning he's ''already'' more dressed than [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal most citizens of Duckburg]]!
168	* The sheer MoodWhiplash of Scrooge's shift from tearful joy to AngerBornOfWorry at Launchpad when he finds out that the pilot faked his own death.
169	-->'''Scrooge''': Launchpad, you're alive! ''[[IllKillYou I'm going to kill you!]]''
170
171	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesS1E20DownAndOutInDuckburg Down and Out in Duckburg]]]]
172	* Duckworth snarking about how he feels about ''Lifestyles of the Filthy Rich''. He tells Scrooge he's anticipating the new episode, then, after Scrooge leaves, he adds, deadpan, [[WouldRatherSuffer that it's like anticipating being hit by a bus.]]
173	* Also during Scrooge's ImagineSpot, Duckworth giving a tour of Scrooge's new "home."
174	-->'''Duckworth:''' As you can see, Mr. [=McDuck=] has spared all expense.
175
176	[[AC: Hotel Strangeduck]]
177
178	* Mrs. Beakley is grumbling about "how do I always let Mr. [=McDuck=] talk me into these things?" and Webby answers her (in an uncanny imitation of her grandmother), "Because Uncle Scrooge says 'I'll give you a raise' and you say 'Oh, very well, Mr. [=McDuck=]." What really sells it is how Mrs. Beakley stands there thinking about it for a minute before shrugging and nodding, as if to say, "That's about right."
179
180	[[AC: The Uncrashable Hindentanic]]
181
182	* Scrooge is performing a ship christening:
183	-->'''Scrooge:''' Is this cheap champagne?
184	-->'''Duckworth:''' The ''cheapest'', sir.
185	** The best part is that he pauses in midswing to ask.
186
187	[[AC: Spies In Their Eyes]]
188	* Cinnamon Teal hypnotizes Donald, but he is a bit literal-minded.
189	-->'''Victor:''' Give him his instructions!
190	-->'''Cinnamon:''' ''(to Donald)'' Listen carefully. You will return to your ship.
191	--> ''(Donald mindlessly leaves the car, then gets pulled back in by Victor)''
192	-->'''Victor:''' Not yet, dumb duck! There's more!
193	* When hypnotized Donald removes the master control device from the submarine periscope, he misunderstands a command.
194	-->'''Cinnamon:''' ''(voice-over)'' Hide it under your hat. ''(Donald plops the control device on top of his hat)'' UNDER your hat, stupid! ''(Donald places the device under his hat)''
195	** Also keep in mind these were orders ''prior'' to sending Donald on his way.
196
197	[[AC: Til Nephews Do Us Part]]
198
199	* When they're looking for the lost relics of Malaysia (which Huey, Dewey, and Louie kept calling the lost relish of Malaria):
200	-->'''Scrooge:''' I found the relics! And it ''is'' relish!
201
202	[[AC: Super [=DuckTales=]]]
203
204	* Fenton's attempts to get the bag of dimes from the Beagles. All of them.
205	* The exchange at the [=McDonald=]s knockoff at the end of the chase.
206	--> '''Burger:''' ''[rattles off a huge order of food]''
207	--> '''[=GizmoDuck=]:''' ''[in fake intercom voice]'' That'll be a large bag of dimes, please.
208	--> ''[Burger hands [=GizmoDuck=] the bag of dimes]''
209	--> '''[=GizmoDuck=]:''' Thanks, SUCKER!
210	* When Huey, Dewey and Louie sneak into the mansion.
211	--> '''Ma Beagle:''' ''[chasing Huey, Dewey & Louie]'' Come back with that cash!
212	--> '''Burger:''' ''[follows]'' Come back with those desserts!
213	* "It's thieves like them who are making the world a rotten place to live for thieves like us!"
214	* "If ya don't like how I drive, stay out of the hallway!"
215	* The Beagles succeed in gaining control of [=GizmoDuck=]'s suit, with Fenton still trapped inside it. Via remote control, he barges through the wall of Scrooge's mansion, and the latter is rightfully furious and insulted.
216	-->'''Scrooge''': How ''dare'' you!
217	* But it's Duckworth's sheer indignation ''on his boss's behalf'' that makes the moment hilarious. He pulls off his glove and [[GloveSlap slaps the helpless Fenton]] with it.
218	-->'''Duckworth''': My sentiments ''exactly'', you robotic ''ruffian''!
219	* Scrooge has assigned Launchpad to drive the tank-like machine transporting his money bin. The following exchange was inevitable:
220	-->'''Scrooge:''' ''(via walk-talkie)'' What was that?
221	-->'''Launchpad:''' ''(unseen on the other end)'' Oh, nothing to be concerned about... just a little fender bender...
222	-->'''Scrooge:''' Why are people screaming?
223	-->'''Launchpad:''' Ah, the sissies never seen a shopping mall collapse before! But don't worry, I'm alright.
224	-->'''Scrooge:''' ''(exasperated)'' How far are you from the mountain I bought?
225	-->'''Launchpad:''' About an hour, give or take a crash or two... oops, kiss that billboard good-bye...
226
227	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesTheLandOfTraLaLa The Land of Trala La]]]]
228
229	* Scrooge's breakdown where he begins acting like a squirrel. His psychiatrist explains that all the stress having to do with money is what's lead to it and the best cure is him getting away from money for a while. She manages to temporarily calm him down, until he sees how much her fee is, which immediately leads him to having another breakdown and start acting like a squirrel all over again.
230	-->'''Fenton:''' You're a very sick doctor!
231
232	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesAllowanceDay Allowance Day]]]]
233
234	* "But I'm too young to die! And too nice! And much, ''much'' too nervous!"
235	* Later in that same episode:
236	-->'''Scrooge:''' What's going on? High noon isn't for another hour!\
237	'''General Chiquita:''' I thought I would save you needless anguish by moving up the execution.\
238	'''Fenton:''' Bu-but I was just starting to ''enjoy'' my anguish!
239	* Fenton has to call his Gizmoduck armor to activate it, but the executioners will only let him use a pay phone and he doesn't have a dime. He ends up borrowing one from Scrooge. After the armor arrives just in time:
240	-->'''Scrooge:''' Fen...er, Gizmoduck!\
241	'''Gizmoduck:''' I know. [[BrickJoke You want your lousy dime back]].
242	* Fenton plays for time for the suit to arrive by doing a very wild song and dance routine.
243	-->'''General Chiquita''': How long can we go on?!
244	-->'''Scrooge''': How long can we stand to listen?
245	** By the end of it, ''Scrooge'' is commandeering a cannon to start shooting at Fenton.
246
247	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesBubbeoAndJuliet Bubbeo and Juliet]]]]
248
249	* Scrooge and the nephews discussing how to get back at their neighbors, especially with the crude animations that accompany their suggestions.
250	* BabyTalk: "Dear Skooge - Bubba go bye bye with Julie. Don worry. Be happy."
251
252	[[AC: Metal Attraction]]
253	* Fenton's overbearing ways in a relationship, starting with a barbershop quartet dressed as chocolate boxes.
254	* the quartet's song not being very romantic, being sung in obnoxious, high-pitched voices, and to the tune of [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "The Merry-go-round Broke Down"]] of all songs.
255	* After Robotica spews a hurricane of {{Double Entendre}}s, Gizmoduck [[AsideGlance lampshades with "not in front of the children"]], and there's even a {{Rimshot}}.
256	* Mrs. Beakley blushing when the kids explain to her that Tootsie is wearing her dress because it's the only thing that can fit.
257
258	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesADuckTalesValentine A DuckTales Valentine]]]]
259	* Scrooge losing his temper over the WorthlessTreasureTwist.
260	* The boys dash over to make sure Scrooge is okay after Aphroducky drops him. He dashes off in a panic to pick up the golden arrows, which Louie takes to mean he's all right.
261
262	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesDuckyMountainHigh Ducky Mountain High]]]]
263	* Scrooge and Glomgold, who both want the land, begin head-butting when Goldie suggests they all go out to dinner together. The two keep throwing each other out of the house until one time, they ''both'' end up getting thrown out, much to their confusion.
264
265	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesAttackOfTheMetalMites Attack of the Metal Mites]]]]
266
267	* After Gizmoduck bungles up stopping the mites from eating the platform where one of the workers is standing, he flies to the worker's rescue using the helicopter propeller in his helmet. He says "Bet you thought I only had brains in here", to which the worker replies with a StealthInsult that indicates he didn't think Fenton had brains at all.
268
269	[[AC: [[Recap/DuckTalesScroogesLastAdventure Scrooge's Last Adventure]]]]
270
271	* The episode has a very hilarious RunningGag. First, Huey, Dewey, and Louie resort to Plan B when the clockmaker insists that he can't fix the grandfather clock they accidentally broke. Evidently, Plan B is throwing a tantrum until the clockmaker gives in. Later, Fenton Crackshell tries to get Scrooge to let him help in recovering his money from cyberspace. When Scrooge refuses, Fenton resorts to his Plan B, which is ''also'' throwing a tantrum until Scrooge gives in. Finally, Scrooge throws a tantrum after all he's been through and his grandnephews ask how he knew about Plan B.

Context Funny / DuckTales1987